"If the truth is a cruel mistress, then a…" — Hachiman Hikigaya Quote

"If failure is the hallmark of being young, like they say. then someone who has failed to make friends must be at the peak of his youth, right? However, I'm sure they will disagree. All of this is just their double standards at play and nothing else. Here's the bottom line: Fools that enjoy their youth should go kill themselves."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"Everyone is a slave to their past. No matter how much you wish to move forward, the events of last year will bear down on you like the light of the stars as soon as you glance up. Unable to laugh or to banish your past, you carry it ceaselessly in a corner of your heart, waiting for it to resurrect at an inopportune moment."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

"The concept of lateness being evil is wrong in the first place... The police don't mobilize until after an accident happens, and it's standard for heroes to show up late. But would anyone condemn them for being late? So, speaking paradoxically, lateness is justice."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"You should realize that there are people whose hearts break each time they see you hurt yourself."

— Shizuka Hiratsuka · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"Isn't changing yourself the same as running away? Why can't you just accept who you are?"

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"Fake people have an image to maintain. Real people just don't care."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru